Popeyes meme kid is now playing college football
Dieunerst Collin, who rose to fame a decade ago after a video of him went viral on Vine, is now making a name for himself as a college football player.
Collin is a 6-foot-1, 330-pound offensive lineman in his freshman season at Lake Erie College, a Division II school in Painesville, Ohio. He came to Lake Erie from East Orange, New Jersey, where he was awarded first-team all-conference, county, and division, and second-team all-state as a high schooler.
The @Popeyes meme kid @CollinDieunerst is now a freshman offensive lineman at Division II Lake Erie College and if this guy doesn't have an NIL deal by tomorrow, the Louisiana kitchen needs to clean house on upper management. pic.twitter.com/JTQs9JhhPk
— Jim Weber (@JimMWeber) January 8, 2023
In 2013, a video of Collin was posted on the now-defunct platform Vine showing the then-9-year-old giving side-eye after being mistaken for another viral star, Lil Terrio, while standing inside a Popeyes restaurant.
Collin hopes to turn his viral fame into a name, image, and likeness deal with Popeyes and let the company know Sunday that he's ready to talk business.
Collin and the Lake Erie College Storm finished the 2022 season 3-8.